Background
Badran, Abdulkarim was born on January 3, 1960 in Damascus, Syria. Son of Omer and Amina Badran.
Badran, Abdulkarim was born on January 3, 1960 in Damascus, Syria. Son of Omer and Amina Badran.
Bachelor of Engineering, University Damascus, 1983; diploma computer science, U. Damascus, 1985; Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1990; Postgraduate Certificate in Education, U. Corby, 1995.
Commercial consultant, Damascus, 1982-1984;
lecturer in electronics, U. Damascus, 1984-1986;
computer advisor, U. Strathclyde, 1986-1990;
postdoctoral researcher, Glasgow, 1990-1996;
lecturer in computing, London, since 1996. Consultant National Hospital, London, 1986-1990. Translator Strathclyde Interpreting, 1987-1996.
Teacher English/Arabic, 1986-1995.
Member Institution of Electrical Engineers (Certified of Merit 1995), Translation Institute of Linguists, Ednl.Inst. for Scotland, Department for Edition and Employment.
Married Roba Al-Abbasi, April 10, 1987. Children:Abdul Allah, Dian, Abdul Rahman, Dania.